Sunday Seminoles Summary: Florida State Softball, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, and other sports news

In case you missed the final ‘TN’s Triple-S’ protection of Florida State Seminoles athletics, right here is the recap: Sunday Seminoles Summary: FSU Soccer, Volleyball, Softball, Golf, and other Noles sports news

As we get additional into the autumn sports, we are going to proceed to maintain you updated on any Florida State sports information and media press releases we’re despatched from the FSU SID or that we supply ourselves.

Feel free to incorporate any other FSU associated news of any form that we might have missed within the remark part.

Most of the summaries beneath are courtesy of FSU SID, Tomahawk Nation, and the Twitters.

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Florida State soccer welcomes the Clemson Tigers to Tallahassee this weekend, that means our rewind ought to replicate our ACC opponent from Death Valley. With FSU softball enjoying the Tigers for simply the first time final season, this week’s rewind might be form of a “choose your own adventure.” Below are the sport recaps from all 4 wins towards the Tigers in 2022, adopted by a recap of the 2018 tremendous regional towards the LSU Tigers….{continued *FOR FREE}

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We proceed our dive into the 2023 Florida State softball program, this week its half two of the redshirt gamers.

After struggling an damage in 2021, Jahni Kerr regarded to return final season. Back within the lineup in 2022, Kerr posted a .261 batting common. Her success late within the season noticed her transfer her means up by means of the lineup.While on the plate she recorded 47 hits, 25 runs scored, 10 doubles, 5 house runs, 35 RBI, and was walked 10 instances…{continued *FOR FREE}

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Now that the September 1st window has come and gone for school softball, the category of 2024 can begin asserting verbal commits to their colleges. For Florida State, they’ve began to obtain verbals. This thread might be devoted to the gamers who’ve posted about committing to the Garnet and Gold beginning in 2024..{continued *FOR FREE}

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Even although it ended early, it was nonetheless a particular season for Florida State Seminoles softball.

An unimaginable run by means of the season was punctuated by an ACC Tournament championship title — Team 39 put up a 49-5 report for the very best profitable share in an everyday season at school historical past (.907). The season confirmed the battle that personifies head coach Lonni Alameda’s groups and offered many moments for followers to recollect.

Now that the mud has settled, we at Tomahawk Nation determined to check out the highest 5 moments that made the season spectacular…{continued *FOR FREE}

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No. 4 Florida State (10-1-2, 6-1 ACC) defeated no. 12 Duke (10-4, 5-2 ACC) by a 5-1 rating tonight on the Seminole Soccer Complex.

Game Recap

Duke generated the primary harmful likelihood of the sport. In the eleventh minute Michelle Cooper gained the ball from Lauren Flynn on the left facet of the field. Cooper instantly crossed the ball into the six the place Mackenzie Pluck tried to redirect it on aim. However, her shot was deflected out by Ran Iwai….{continued *FOR FREE}

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The Florida State soccer group has now handed the mid-point of the season. Therefore, it’s a good time to evaluate how the season has gone to this point and the place the group could also be headed as we transfer on towards the publish season.

These are actual questions posed by actual folks within the sense that they’re precise questions (they finish in a query mark) and I’m an actual particular person. I’ve written all the questions….{continued *FOR FREE}

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• Cristina Roque Named ACC CO-Defensive Player of the Week
  Florida State junior goalkeeper Cristina Roque was named the ACC’s CO-Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday after recording a 1-0 shutout victory over No. 2 Virginia on Thursday, October 6.

Roque recorded a career-high 10 saves in her twenty third profession shutout victor and fourth of the season. With the win, Roque improved to 32-0-8 and continues to be unbeaten by means of the primary 40 begins of her profession. On the season she has a 0.429 Goals Against Average (eighth within the nation) and a 0.885 save share (eighth within the nation.) Roque additionally has a profession 0.51 Goals Against Average, making her the NCAA’s energetic chief.

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• Volleyball Falls to Virginia in Five Sets
  The Florida State volleyball group (12-6, 4-3) fell to the Virginia Cavaliers (9-9, 1-6) in 5 units (25-21, 28-30, 25-11, 22-25, 12-15) Friday night time at Memorial Gym in Charlottesville, Va.

The Cavaliers obtained off to an awesome begin in set one, however the Seminoles rallied again from a 17-8 deficit whereas utilizing a 17-4 run to take the primary set 25-21. Audrey Koenig sealed the set with back-to-back service aces.

A again and forth set two got here all the way down to the wire, however the Seminoles had been unable to reap the benefits of three set factors, and Virginia took the set 30-28.

The Seminoles responded in an enormous means in set three. The Noles jumped out to a 6-1 lead and by no means regarded again cruising to a 25-11 win to take a 2-1 lead within the match.

The Cavaliers wouldn’t go away and got here out firing within the fourth set to take an 18-10 lead. The Noles rallied again with an 8-2 run to chop the result in two, however Virginia closed out the set to pressure a fifth set.

The two groups had been even by means of the primary 12 factors of the match, however Virginia used a 4-1 run to create sufficient separation to go on and win the match-deciding fifth set.

The Noles might be again in motion Sunday towards No. 8 Pitt. First serve is ready for 1 p.m., and the match might be streamed on ACCNX.

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FSU WOMEN’S SPORTS NEWS: Soccer, Softball, Basketball, Volleyball, & Others

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• Seminoles’ Matthew Cleveland Growing Into Leadership Role
  When he was a junior in highschool, Matthew Cleveland’s father gave him the ebook The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell. He learn it cowl to cowl and nonetheless makes use of lots of the classes he realized from that ebook as he approaches his sophomore season as a member of the Florida State Basketball Team.

“The most important thing I learned from studying the book was that being a leader isn’t only about the people you’re leading; it’s about you and your own ability to be a leader. A leader is truly about your potential and how effective you are in how you are leading those you are leading,” mentioned Matthew.

Cleveland’s management was simply one of many many matters lined on the ACC’s Annual Basketball Tipoff on the Westin Hotel on Wednesday. The reigning ACC Sixth Man of the Year was joined by redshirt junior Caleb Mills and Head Coach Leonard Hamilton as Florida State’s representatives on the day-long occasion. Each of the 15 convention groups took their flip answering questions from native and nationwide media with their sights set on the beginning of the 2022-23 season, which is lower than one month away.

Cleveland is Florida State’s second-leading returning scorer, as he averaged 11.5 factors whereas enjoying in 29 of the Seminoles’ 31 video games final yr. He was the fourth consecutive Seminole to earn Sixth Man of the Year honors within the nation’s prime convention, following within the footsteps of Mfiondu Kabengele (2019), Patrick Williams (2020), and Scottie Barnes (2021).

“Being a leader is important to me because it’s a role that encompasses all aspects of your life,” mentioned Matthew. “Learning to be a leader is something I can apply to many of the things I do, including working hard and doing well in school, my life outside of basketball and my life after basketball.”

Cleveland illustrated his need to be one of many Seminoles’ leaders early throughout his freshman season. He scored in double figures towards Florida in simply his second profession recreation, made the game-winning basket in time beyond regulation to guide the Seminoles over Boston University in simply the fifth recreation of his profession, and surpassed the 20-point mark for the primary time in his profession in the midst of January.

Cleveland then made one of the dramatic pictures of the 2022 faculty basketball season as he sank a close to half-court, turnaround no-look jumper to propel the Seminoles previous Virginia, 64-63, on the street in ACC play.

Hamilton, a veteran chief himself, marvels at Cleveland’s management skills regardless of his relative inexperience.

“You go back and watch the season last year,” mentioned Hamilton. “There were so many times as a freshman when we needed a play and Matthew came through. He has the “factor” you can’t actually describe. He makes the massive performs on the finish. He’s not afraid of the second. We anticipate him to maintain getting higher and higher.”

It didn’t take Hamilton lengthy to understand Cleveland’s competitiveness, as he praised him early, and usually, throughout his freshman season.

Matthew is farther alongside than most guys we’ve had who had been first-year gamers,” Hamilton mentioned previous to the Seminoles’ recreation towards Georgia Tech in January of 2022. “He’s extremely competitive, he’s very confident, he knows how to play within who he is and his abilities. He plays with a tremendous amount of effort, and he’s a great defender.”

Matthew’s father, Ralph, has at all times inspired the fourth of his 4 youngsters (and solely son) to work exhausting and excel at every thing he makes an attempt.

“I’ve always encouraged Matthew to go beyond his own individual contribution,” mentioned Ralph. “Basketball is a group sport, and groups will need to have good leaders who know and perceive how one can convey others alongside on the journey whereas demanding excessive efficiency for everybody on the group. Being a frontrunner is an train of subordinating your self to the higher good of the group and modeling that for others to observe. When you may mannequin it for others, it’s then you can be extra vocal.

“I’ve always used basketball as a way to impart life lessons that I knew would serve him in all areas of life and in any field of endeavor. That’s always my goal. As a parent, you do the best you can do to expose them and guide them. Matthew is quiet but always learning.”

Matthew has already begun to make his mark not solely on the Seminole basketball group, but additionally at Florida State University.

He is a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and was named to the 2022 All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team and the 2022 ACC Academic Honor Roll whereas incomes ACC Freshman of the Week honors thrice. Matthew was named to the Academic Dean’s List and gained the Golden Nole because the Rookie of the Year amongst all of Florida State’s student-athletes in 2022.

While he has seemingly achieved a lot in such a short while, it’s his need to be an entire Seminole that stands out to his teammates.

“Matthew is more of a show-us than a tell-us leader,” mentioned freshman guard Chandler Jackson. “For example, when one of our teammates doesn’t fully understand a component of one of our schemes, he likes to show them what to do so they can visualize the concept and fully understand why things are supposed to happen as they are designed. He takes time to walk us through plays that we don’t understand and allows us to comprehend so we can become better players.”

As for The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, the ebook has a outstanding place in his house, and he nonetheless reads it for steering.

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• Family & Faith Drive James Tibbs Forward
  Last season, the Seminole baseball group fielded three true freshmen. Among them, outfielder James Tibbs III rapidly established himself as one of many Noles’ most impactful bats. Specifically, Tibbs led your entire group with a .553 slugging share whereas ripping 10 lengthy balls and driving in 32 runs within the course of.

Consequently, the strain is on in yr two for Tibbs to construct upon the rookie marketing campaign that landed him Second Team Freshman All-American Honors from Perfect Game. That mentioned, the Georgia native has handled and overcome way more sensible, real-life hurdles earlier than and turned a greater man due to it.

“I have struggled with anxiety and depression for about four years now,” Tibbs tweeted final yr. “We are beautifully and wonderfully made, we all have our insecurities, our issues, our circumstances, but the fact remains true that we are walking along the path that Jesus has made for us to show people the Jesus that loves all of us so much for who we are.”

Despite the day by day struggles, Tibbs turns to the religion administered early in his life as a reminder of the larger image. Furthermore, faith has guided Tibbs since a younger age, however his religion is as sturdy and prevalent as ever. Along together with his beliefs, Tibbs depends on baseball as a solution to escape actuality and the difficulties related to it.

“At the end of the day, it was my faith that got me through it,” Tibbs mentioned. “I still deal with it every day, I still struggle, but for me, being out here [on the diamond] is a getaway.”

On Monday, Florida State celebrated World Mental Health Day. Tibbs, as a part of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and a member of the psychological well being subcommittee, opened up in a video on Seminoles.com about his psychological well being journey:

Competing at an elite Division I program can produce its share of tension, particularly in a mentally-trying sport like baseball. Yet Tibbs finds pleasure within the wrestle. Since he first picked up a ball on the age of 4, baseball’s been his ardour, and no psychological limitations will tear down his younger profession.

In that sense, although, Tibbs is a dedicated chief of his neighborhood, hoping to interrupt down the stigmas related to talking out.

“Look, I don’t have their [professional athletes] stage; I don’t have their thousands of followers,” Tibbs defined. “But I have me, I can share and impact the people around me, and that’s what matters. If I can impact my friends and family, that’s what matters to me.”

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• Seminoles Finish As Runners-Up At Jackson T. Stephens Cup
  The No.14 Florida State Seminoles earned a runner-up end within the Match Play portion of the Jackson T. Stephens Cup. Luke Clanton and Cole Anderson each gained their matches 1UP towards North Carolina’s David Ford and Peter Fountain. The Tar Heels within the match championship with the 3-2 victory over the Seminoles.

Florida State started nicely, with every of the 5 Seminoles holding a lead of their match throughout the front-nine. As the day progressed, North Carolina earned the come-from-behind wins in three of the 5 contested matches.

Clanton, a freshman, had a profitable day, beating the match stroke play particular person champion, David Ford, 1UP. On the front-nine, Clanton misplaced two consecutive holes, however managed to win No. 8 and No. 11 to get the match again to all sq..

Clanton confirmed his true willpower on the back-nine, profitable gap No. 14 and sinking a prolonged birdie putt on No. 18 to safe the win. The win ranks as Clanton’s first match-play victory as a Florida State Seminole.

Anderson, a redshirt junior, earned a 1UP win towards the Tar Heels’ Peter Fountain. Anderson was in management your entire spherical, not as soon as letting his opponent take the lead.

Junior Frederik Kjettrup practically pulled off a match play victory, as he took his match into additional holes with UNC’s Dylan Menante. Menante birdied the nineteenth gap to win the match.

Kjettrup was 1UP on his opponent going into the seventeenth gap, however Menante managed a birdie on No. 17 to pressure the match into additional holes after a missed birdie putt try by Kjettrup on No. 18.

Sophomore Patrick McCann confronted off towards UNC Austin Greaser, falling to his opponent 2&1. The match constantly went again and forth, with McCann taking the lead on No. 11, however sadly gave up three holes which ended the match on No. 17.

Junior Brett Roberts fell 5&3 to UNC opponent Ryan Burnett. After taking an early lead on gap No. 3, Roberts’ opponent managed to steal the lead and carry the match till the fifteenth gap.

The second place end marked the top of the autumn season for the Seminoles. Florida State will return for his or her spring season on February 19 for the Watersound Invitational in Watersound, Florida.

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• W. Golf: Heath’s Hole In One Leads Seminoles to 5-0 Mark
  A gap in a single by Charlotte Heath highlighted 5 match play wins for the Seminoles on the ultimate day of the Ivy Intercollegiate on the Baltusrol Golf Club. Match play victories by senior Amelia Williamson, juniors Charlotte Heath and Alice Hodge, and freshmen Jacqui Putrino and Lottie Woad helped the ACC defeat the Ivy League by a 20.5 – 9.5 margin within the 30 match play competitions that had been contested on the ultimate day of the match.

The Seminoles completed in second place within the group standings within the stroke play portion of the occasion, which was performed Monday. Woad earned her first profession victory as she completed because the co-champion within the particular person standings together with North Carolina’s Krista Junkkari.

“I’ll take 5-0 in match play,” mentioned Head Coach Amy Bond. “It was great to get the experience of match play this early in the season. To gain that experience this early in the year will be beneficial for us as we get into the spring and begin preparing for the postseason.”

Heath’s gap in a single got here throughout her 4Up victory over Catherine Rao of Princeton. She started her match towards Rao with wins on 4 of her first 5 holes. Heath then aced gap No. 10 and by no means regarded again in gaining the purpose for the ACC. She elevated her result in 4 with three holes remaining to be performed to earn the victory.

“The green was hard sloping right to left, so I hit a little 6 iron and it ran in,” mentioned Heath. “I wasn’t sure if it went in, but Amelia was on the hole next to me and saw it go in. It was really cool to have her see it.”

For Heath it was her third profession gap in a single, and first as a Seminole. Her most up-to-date ace got here on the Shire Golf Club within the U.Ok. when she was 16 years outdated.

Heath was certainly one of three Seminoles to win their particular person matches by 4UP scores. Also profitable by 4 holes had been Putrino and Hodge. Williamson gained her match by a 2UP rating, whereas Woad was victorious by a 1UP rating.

Florida State closes out its four-match fall season on the Landfall Tradition on the Country Club on Landfall in Wilmington, N.C. Oct, 28-30.

Match Play Results

Charlotte Heath (FSU) def. Catherine Rao (Princeton), 4UP
Amelia Williamson (FSU) def. Samantha Yao (Dartmouth), 2UP
Jacqui Putrino (FSU) def. Catie Schernecker (Harvard), 4UAlice Hodge (FSU) def. Katherine Sung (Dartmouth), 4UP
Lottie Woad (FSU) def. Alison Paik (Columbia), 1UP

MATCH PLAY RESULTS

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• Noles End Regular Season at Nuttycombe Invite
  Known as probably the most aggressive and hardest race within the common season, the NR/No. 24 Florida State cross nation groups closed out the 2022 common season on the Nuttycombe Invitational, which was held on Friday on the Zimmer Championship Course in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Twenty fourth-ranked ladies’s group stepped to the road for the 6k race alongside 35 other groups. FSU was one of many 28 squads carrying a nationwide rating or receiving votes.

In a subject of 263 runners, the Seminoles had been aggressive initially as three runners went out with the lead pack.

Alyson Churchill paced the Noles, crossing the end line in 51st with a time of 20:33.0, which was her private finest.

Emmy Van den Berg adopted in 83rd at 20:46.9 forward of Agnes McTighe (20:57.5) in 111st. Rebecca Pottorff was the fourth runner for the Noles at 21:19.3 (167) and Caitlin Wilkey rounded out the scoring (186), posting a time of 21:28.40, which was simply off her career-best (21:26.5).

“Our ladies did what I asked of them today,” FSU ladies’s distance coach Baylee Mires mentioned. “They went out hard and we were fearless through 3k. We have been working really hard the last few weeks, so this was a tough course and tough conditions on tired legs. We will be better in two weeks.”

Facing an identical caliber subject within the males’s 8k, Fearghal Curtin led the Noles, ending in 54th place with a time of 23:48.4. Zach Leachman adopted at 24:29.5 (162), simply off his private finest.

Cooper Schroder was the third runner in at 24:34.2 (173) forward of Paul Stafford at 24:56.4. Samuel Field returned to the lineup and was the fifth scoring runner at 25:03.4.

“Obviously it was a really tough day for our guys,” FSU head coach Bob Braman mentioned. “They might be a little overtrained, but we’ll need to freshen up and get ready for ACCs. I still believe we can rally and make nationals, but we have to go out and prove it.”

The ladies’s group completed Twenty fourth with a rating of 588 factors, choosing up ranked wins over No. 23 Utah State in twenty eighth and No. 30 Harvard in twenty ninth. The males positioned thirtieth at 788 factors.

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The Seminoles began off the day by racing within the Crimson Classic, putting ninth within the males’s 8k (210) and eighth within the ladies’s 6k (214).

For the second straight week, the lads’s group was led by Matthew Newland, who crossed the road with a time of 25:01.1 in thirty second place, forward of Anderson Ball (25:06.5) in thirty eighth, Wynne Thomas (25:21.0) in forty ninth and Colby Otero (25:39.6) in 61st.

Coleman Cronk rounded out the scoring 5 in sixty fourth at 25:45.2.

In the ladies’s race, Marit Griep emerged because the chief for the Noles, ending in thirty first at 21:20.4 simply forward of Dani Thompson in thirty fourth (21:39.9).

Jane Eiselstein was third to cross the end at 21:39.9 in forty sixth place, adopted by Abby Schrobilgen (21:49.4) in 54th and Anna Sentner (22:08.3) in 68th.

Florida State will head to Charlottesville, Virginia, for the ACC Championships on Oct. 28.

Results Crimson Classic | Results Nuttycombe Invite

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• Noles Sweep ACC Men’s Performer of the Week Honors
  The Florida State males’s swimming and diving group swept the ACC Performers of the Week on Tuesday.

Peter Varjasi was named the ACC Men’s Swimmer of the Week, whereas Jesco Helling was given the ACC Men’s Diver of the Week. Both led the Seminoles to victory on the TYR Classic in Miami over the weekend.

Varjasi set two meet data, profitable the 100 and 200 free. The Erlangen, Germany, native lowered his personal mark from 2021 (1:38.25) within the 200 free, touching at 1:37.45, profitable by nearly 4 seconds. He then eclipsed Blaise Vera’s (Pitt) mark within the 100 free (44.20), from 2019, with a time of 44.04.

He additionally turned within the prime time within the 200 IM (1:49.92) and led the Noles to victories within the 200 and 400 free relays.

“This summer, Peter stepped up and took his work ethic to another level,” FSU head coach Neal Studd mentioned. “He has stayed there ever since. He truly deserves this award, and I am so happy for him.”

Helling (Dresden, Germany) made it an ideal sweep of the springboards, profitable 1-meter (295.95) on Saturday after taking 3-meter on Friday (339.90), ending forward of his teammate, Darwin Nolasco in second in each occasions.

“Jesco’s doing a great job so far this year,” FSU head diving coach John Proctor mentioned. “He’s staying disciplined with his training and making good improvements. I think this first outing is a good sign of things to come.”

FSU will host a quad meet on Oct. 21 towards UWF, UNF and Florida Southern at 2 p.m., earlier than welcoming Georgia on Oct. 22 at 10 a.m.

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• Noles Dominate Osprey Invite
  The Florida State swimming and diving groups began the 2022-23 season on Friday in dominating trend.

The ladies took house the title on the Osprey Invite in Jacksonville, Fla., profitable with a complete of 1,345.5 over Georgia Southern (699) and North Florida (666.5).

“Today was a lot of fun,” FSU head coach Neal Studd mentioned. “The ladies swam well and had a great attitude and beat two teams. It was a pleasure to be around the team and their spirit today.”

The Seminoles flexed their depth, profitable each race and sweeping 13 of the 17 occasions contested.

Contributing 5 wins on the day was Edith Jernstedt, who was part of the 200 medley, 400 free and 200 free relay victories along with her personal wins within the 100 fly (54.33) and 200 fly (1:59.27).

Gloria Muzito contributed 4 wins, main the Noles within the 200 free (1:52.26), 50 free (24.04), and 100 free (51.87). Muzito was additionally part of the 200 free relay that completed first at 1:35.21, after she cut up 23.54 going third.

Anna Metzler made her FSU debut by main the sweep of the 400 IM (4:20.95), ending forward of Sydney VanOvermeiren (4:28.77) and Sydney Cole (4:35.46). She additionally gained the 200 IM, touching with a time of two:04.28.

Cole additionally touched first within the 200 again at 2:02.51 forward of Metzler (2:02.94) in second and Maddie McDonald (2:04.19) in third.

Griffiths adopted Muzito within the 200 free (1:53.05) and 100 free (53.23), however she was victorious within the 500 free (5:02.43).

Ella Dyjack gained her first collegiate race, touching first within the 1000 free at 10:28.29. She was additionally the runner-up within the 500 free (5:06.18) and was third within the 200 free (1:54.16).

A pair of rookies additionally added wins of their first outing. Sarah Evans took house the win within the 100 again (56.03) and Julia Mansson (1:03.20) edged Maddy Huggins (1:03.60) for the win within the 100 breast.

Later within the meet, Huggins cruised to the win within the 200 breast (2:20.58) forward of VanOvermeiren in second at 2:24.49.

The males are in command of the TYR Classic, profitable each occasion on Friday night time and will take (276) a 31-point lead into Saturday’s competitors.

“The team came to the meet today ready to race,” FSU assistant coach Steve Barnes mentioned. “They did a great job of bringing energy to their races and they had a desire to win. We put together some great races that we can build off of for the second day of this meet.”

The Seminoles began out with a four-second win within the 400 medley relay behind Mason Herbet, Jason Martindale, Adrian Aguilar, and Blake Moran behind a time of three:19.82.

Peter Varjasi established a brand new meet report within the 200 free, touching with a time of 1:37.45. Varjasi set the outdated mark final season at 1:38.25.

Utku Kurtdere put up a dominating win within the 400 IM, profitable by eight seconds with a time of 4:01.49.

Aguilar touched first within the 100 fly (48.88) and Moran was the winner within the 50 free (21.11).

Martindale cruised to win the 100 breast (54.80) and Herbet (47.84) was simply off his meet report from 2021 (47.61) for the victory within the 100 again.

Varjasi, Moran, Aguilar, and Herbet gained the 200 free relay to shut out the session at 1:21.96.

The divers additionally put up a one-two punch, led by Jesco Helling in first, scoring 339.90 on 3-meter. Darwin Nolasco adopted in second at 283.20.

“The divers also came ready to do what was needed to put FSU in a position to win the invite,” Barnes added.

The males will return to the Biscayne Bay Aquatics Center to compete within the second day of competitors, beginning at 10 a.m.

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• Cornut-Chauvinc Shines at ITA All-American Championships
  The Florida State males’s tennis group competed on the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa this week, led by Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc who superior to the singles Round of 16.

“We showed that we have a lot of good players, and we showed that we’re one of the better teams in the country,” head coach Dwayne Hultquist mentioned. “Having 10 ranked wins, beating some top seeds and people that are ranked high shows that we have made some good progress.”

Cornut-Chauvinc, the One hundred and fifth-ranked singles participant within the preseason rankings, entered the match within the qualifying spherical the place he gained three straight matches, together with victories over No. 75 Gavin Young from Michigan and No. 125 David Stevenson from Memphis.

In the primary spherical of the primary draw, Cornut-Chauvinc was paired up towards the No. 2 seed within the match and No. 3 ranked participant within the nation, Cannon Kingsley from Ohio State. After dropping the primary set, Cornut-Chauvinc gained 9 straight video games from 3-4 to shut out the second set and sweep the third.

Cornut-Chauvinc earned his fourth ranked win of the match and fifth total towards No. 79 Tyler Zink from Oklahoma State to advance to the Round of 16. He is the primary Seminole since Lucas Poullain in 2017 to advance to the Round of 16 on the All-American Championships.

The Round of 16 matchup featured the 2022 preseason prime newcomer, Ethan Quinn from Georgia, towards the 2021 preseason prime newcomer in Cornut-Chauvinc. The two battled in an in depth match, however Cornut-Chauvinc fell simply brief in three units.

“Antoine showed why he’s one of the best players in college tennis,” Hultquist added. “I thought that he played better as the tournament went on. He lost in a very tough match. He beat the No. 2 seed and had multiple other ranked wins.”

Florida State excelled as a program on this match. The Seminoles had been certainly one of solely two packages to see two gamers advance from singles qualifying to the primary draw. Florida State was certainly one of 5 colleges with three gamers competing within the singles most important draw.

Collectively, Florida State completed 21-11 in singles and earned 9 wins over ranked singles opponents. Youcef Rihane accounted for 3 of those as he superior to the singles most important draw after ranked wins over No. 55 Ryan Fishback from Virginia Tech and No. 104 Noah Berry from California Polytechnic. He then defeated No. 22 Filippo Moroni from Wake Forest in the primary draw comfort spherical.

“I’m very pleased with Youcef,” Hultquist talked about. “He racked up four wins, three in qualifying and one in the main in consolation. It really shows that he’s emerging. He’s off to a good start and is upping his game from a year ago.”

Loris Pourroy additionally earned a major ranked win in the primary draw comfort spherical towards No. 11 Brian Cernoch from North Carolina. Alex Bulte secured a ranked win throughout qualifying over No. 45 Tim Zeitvogel from Pepperdine. During prequalifying, sophomore switch Jamie Connel completed 4-0 to advance to the qualifying spherical.

“Any time you advance from one level draw to the next is a good accomplishment, and Jamie did that,” Hultquist mentioned. “I assumed he obtained stronger and performed nicely on the second day and dominated each opponents, then picked up a win within the qualifying comfort.

UP NEXT: Florida State returns house to host the ITA Southeast Regional Championships, starting on October 20.

NOTES:

• FSU was certainly one of 4 colleges with six gamers competing in qualifying or most important draw singles play.
• FSU was certainly one of six colleges with three or extra doubles pairs in qualifying or the primary draw.
• FSU was certainly one of two colleges with two gamers who superior from singles qualifying to the primary draw.
• FSU was certainly one of 5 colleges with three gamers competing within the singles most important draw.
• The Seminoles earned 9 ranked singles wins cumulatively.
• Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc was the primary Seminole to advance to the Round of 16 on the ITA All-American Championships since Lucas Poullain in 2017.
• Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc was certainly one of 4 gamers who superior to the singles most important draw from qualifying that reached the Round of 16.

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• W. Tennis: Saric, Three Doubles Teams Advance At ITA Regionals
  Florida State’s Mila Saric will play within the Main Draw Round of 16 in singles play, and three of Florida State’s double’s groups superior to the Main Draw Round of 16 in doubles play because the ITA Southeast Regional Championship wrapped up its second day of motion on the Ken Byers Tennis Complex at Georgia Tech. Play for the Seminoles is ready to start with doubles motion at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.

Results for your entire match will be discovered on the ITA website.

Saric gained two singles matches on Friday with victories over Taylor Dean (Kennesaw State) 6-4, 6-1, and Katerina Filip (Florida Atlantic) 6-3, 6-3. Saric is at the moment ranked No. 75 nationally by the ITA. Saric was 2-1 within the day as she fell in doubles motion to Marie Mattel and Nandini Sharma (UCF), 8-1, whereas enjoying with teammate Vic Allen.

Saric faces Mahak Jain of Georgia Tech on Saturday at 2:00 with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals of the Main Draw.

Sophomore Alice Amendola and Allen additionally earned singles victories on Friday. Amendola defeated Rebekkah Gaines (FAMU) 6-0, 6-2 whereas Allen topped Laura Pellicer Perello (USF) 6-1, 6-0.

Florida State’s doubles groups of Millie Bissett and Kristyna Lavickova defeated Kamila Umarova and Ekaterina Khairutdinova (FAU), 8-7 (1); Amendola and Kianah Motosono defeated Sara Rakim and Genesis Whitelock (FAMU), 8-6 While Ellie Schoppe and Anna Arkadianou defeated Noa Cohen and Nadedja Maslova (Stetson), 8-2.

In a rivalry packed Saturday, Bissett and Kristyna Lavickova will face Florida’s Rachel Gailis and Bente Spee,

Amendola and Motosono will play Miami’s Maya Tahan and Isabella Pfenning and Schoppe and Arkadianou are matched towards Georgia Tech’s Kylie Bilchev and Alejandra Cruz. Each of these three matches are scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m.

October 13, 2022

Qualifying Singles-Round of 32

Mille-Mae Matthews (FAU) def. Cade Cricchio (FSU) 6-2, 6-3
Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Sophia Unger (KSU) 6-2, 6-2

Qualifying Singles-Round of 16

Kianah Motosono (FSU) def. Sofia Pinedo (KSU) 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 10-7
Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Amber McGinnis (FAU) 7-5, 6-1

Doubles
Cade Cricchio/Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Jordana Ossa/Fanny Norin (FGCU) 8-6
Cade Cricchio/Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Sofia Pinedo/Sophia Unger (KSU) 8-6

October 14, 2022

Main Draw Singles Round of 64
Alexa Noel (UM) def. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 7-5, 7-6 (3)
Sierra Berry (USF) def. Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
Kit Gulihur (UNF) def. Anna Arkadianou (FSU) 6-1, 6-4
Mila Saric (FSU) def. Taylor Dean (KSU) 6-4, 6-1
Alice Amendola (FSU) def. Rebekkah Gaines (FAMU) 6-0, 6-2
Vic Allen (FSU) def. Laura Pellicer Perello (USF) 6-1, 6-0

Main Draw Singles Round of 32

Mila Saric (FSU) def. Katerina Filip (FAU) 6-3, 6-3
Rachel Gailis (UF) def. Alice Amendola (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
Kylie Bilchev (GT) def. Vic Allen (FSU) 6-2, 6-4
Alexa Noel (UM) def. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) 7-5, 7-6 (3)

Main Draw Doubles Round of 32

Millie Bissett/Kristyna Lavickova (FSU) def. Kamila Umarova/Ekaterina Khairutdinova (FAU), 8-7 (1)
Marie Mattel/Nandini Sharma (UCF) def. Vic Allen/Mila Saric (FSU), 8-1
Alice Amendola/Kianah Motosono (FSU) def. Sara Rakim/Genesis Whitelock (FAMU), 8-6
Ellie Schoppe/Anna Arkadianou (FSU) def. Noa Cohen/Nadedja Maslova (Stetson), 8-2
Anastasiia Lopata/Mai Nirundorn (UGA) def. Cade Cricchio/Olympe Lancelot (FSU), 8-2